GO HAWKS!

Thursday, October 13, 2016

Shortly after the Blackhawks lost a tense Game 7 might-have-either-way gone in St. Louis in April, a steamer, ready to spit fire coach Joel Quenneville approached a podium after the game that seemed to I could not survive the night.

"Huge disappointment for me," Quenneville growled.

Huge, because Quenneville knew then - as it does today - that any team with the firepower of Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews Jersey and Artemi Panarin and goaltending notch by Corey Crawford should not be eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.

But they found a circular on a talented team and blue, in fact, saw the squad Quenneville was not only wrong, but also to feel the effects of three arduous post-seasons in a row.

Now, a new season is upon us and re-energized Hawks will drop the puck against - who else? - The Blues at the United Center on Wednesday night.

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

CHICAGO - Now that the right wing Patrick Kane is officially in training camp with the Chicago Blackhawks, he is ready to focus on the upcoming season of the NHL.

After leading the NHL last season with a career 106 points and win the Hart Trophy, Art Ross Trophy and Ted Lindsay Award, each first, Kane knows the expectations of him will be higher than ever. That's why he did his best not to think.

"I always thought that if you think too much about the future, it will only go against what you are trying to do in this," said Kane, who skated in his first camp practice Tuesday at United Center. "I'm a big believer in wiping clean slate. There are certainly some motivation where you want to prove yourself again. It is a little on the back of your mind, but take [a] day by day basis, just as I did last year. "

Monday, September 26, 2016

It all started earlier this summer, when the Blackhawks scout Alexandre Rouleau contacted the agent Fortin Fortin was invited to the perspective of the team camp. It worked so well there that he was invited to the rookie tournament in Traverse City, Mich., Last week. And now the 19-year-old is here on a training camp trial.

Yes, it was quite a summer. Fortin and now wants to make it just as memorable of a fall.

Fortin assisted on a goal in Saturday's scrimmage, part of the training camp of the festival Blackhawks at the United Center. The Blackhawks will be keeping an eye on Fortin, who has been impressive since July prospect camp.

Saturday, September 24, 2016

Chicago Blackhawks training camp is in full swing, and there's plenty to be interested

Today marked the opening session of the Chicago Blackhawks preseason training camp. Pierre-Cedric Labrie scored the first goal, assisted by Jake Dowell. In five days, the Blackhawks will play their first preseason game at home against Pittsburgh.

Fastest bit of news comes from the first day of camp Johnny's Icehouse West was that defender Duncan Keith was not in attendance.

The former Norris Trophy and Conn Smythe winner missed the World Cup of Hockey to further recover from knee surgery he had last season, and there was speculation that it would miss the beginning of the Blackhawks' regular season because of the same thing.